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- t ' --Ti' r PART ONE PAGES J TO 8 TWO PARTS 16 PAGES SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 27, 1924 PRICE FIVE CENTS m - i rf ' .. .. ' . . - . Meeting of Farmers, . Bank- ,.ers, Business ; Men and I Newspapers Held at Cor- I vaUis Was Success VMEETWG DIVIDED INTO INDUSTRIAL GROUPS r . 1 1 iiiwudininuunuu ,t Program' Adopted By Farm. v., v uuu uhiiim IVICII IUI Betterment of State By CARL ABRAMS ' The Economic conference held at the Oregon Agricultural college during the last week and ending (Saturday afternoon was an un usual success. More tha 500 dele sates registered from all parts of the state, and included representa tive men of agriculture 'in all its related branches, business ; men, chambers of commerce, bankers, newspaper men and members of the college staff. - Farmers, greatly predominated and largely directed the course of thought of the conference, but they were assisted In arriving at their conclusions by the other in terests, who had largely come there with the firm resolution to be of real assistance in shaping aft economic agricultural program for the state of Oregon that would be of benefit to the entire state, v Business men have come to be Interested In agriculture and de sire to , better the condition sur rounding agriculture, not because of . any great interest in the far mers, because business men do not allow sympathy - to ' affect their pocketbooks, but because thought ful business men have come to a realisation of the fact that un satisfactory conditions in the eonn; try are retarding the development 6the cities and that conditions hare got , to be. Improved so that the farmers can make money and spend money or merchants and city people generally can not con tinue to be prosperous." It was entirely with that thought In view that the conference performed its work. ,- ' . ' . '-- There were a few extremists among the farmers who painted the conditions of the farmers so black that It seemed they were hardly worth saving. On the oth er . side were .. business men and newspaper men of the extreme type, who thought that the whole Idea was a joke and that the far mers were, not deserving of any consideration, but their condition was Just as good -as that of any other class. Meeting with these two extremes were the great num. ber oi farmers and business men who realized that farming is not down and out, but that it is sick and badly In need of a stimulants - Never" before have such divergent interests In Oregon met at the same table and thoughtfully workr ed out a program which would be lor x the best interests of the en? tire state. . 'on-PrtItt languors Fail ,' . Pete Zimmerman and his non partisan league members from Yamhill county were present and tried to put through a non-partisan league program, demanding the state ownership of railroads, elevators, and banks, as a panacea for the farmer's lUs. This stirred up a flood of oratory, the only rear contest of the three days' session. In the vast audience of over 500 men there was in evidence in all j not ovct 12 or 15 sympathizer of th non-partisan league program. . 'The conference was divided into 1 1 croups, such as dairying, hor ticulture, farm crops, 'wheat, prunes, etc. Each of these groups organized, met ,in separate rooms with senarate chairmen, and for i'tw. odays and nights threshed out their problems. . , . Leading; up to this conference were the work of rcprcsentalve rnmmlttees from each group ;' hnH been considering the ; (Continued on page 2) THE WEATHER OREGON Rain Sunday; warmer east portion; Increas ing southerly winds, reaching gale force along tho coast. LOCAL WKAT11EK , ' (Saturday) . - Maximum. 62. : . .Minimum, 41. , I River, 2.8;"FalIIng. Rainfall, -.13. , "Atmosphere; Geavf f jv, Wind, South. ;. t m. mmi a st Jut tjjunii REPUTED BUILDER OF SALEM COURT HOUSE IS DEAD IN KANSAS John Frederick Nolle, Friend of Abraham Lin coln and Pioneer of Oregon Trail, Dies in In dependence, Kansas at Age of 95 Years Said To Have Built First Court House. INDEPENDENCE, Kans., erick Nolle, 95, personal friend of Abraham JJncoln, is dead at his home here. Major Nolle was a pioneer of the Oregon trail and later in 1850 a gold seeker in California. He built the first court house at Salem, Ore. He participated in seven battles of the Civil war and was counted among the personal friends of many generals of the Union, army. The major came to Kansas jand settled in Montgomery cbunty in 1869. j Because of the late hour Press dispatch was received inquire into the authenticity of the statement! that Mr. Nolle was the builder of the first court house in Salem. However, here is doubt as to the truth Klamath Project Dispute Be comes So Heated bov ernor's Help Sought SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. -J6. Disputes from the Klamath (Oregon-California) reclamation pro ject, so bitter that Governor Wal ter M. Pierce or orjegon Has been persuaded to take a hand, and so full of animus that charges of in competency have i been made against, the project engineer and Intimations that the project was deprived unjustly of its water power privileges have been voiced, featured today's sessions of the tact-finding commission hearings here. 1 . The Klamath delegates appar ently are divided among them selves, A. L. Wishard, represent ing the directors of the project, claiming that the ! project is in fair condition, while A. M. Thom as and R. E. Bradbury, who carry credentials from the governor. have appealed for a special inves tigation of the project. Mr. Thomas and Mr. Bradbury further asked that the result of the 'spe cial investigation be reported di rectly to the secretary of the in terior and not to heads of the re clamation bureau, i tMr. Thomas and Mr. Bradbury were chosen by a mass meeting of the water users" according to their Introductory letter signed by Governor Pierce. After vouching for the integrity of the two dele gates. Governor Pierce wrote: "1 am familiar with the condition of the Klamath project and I feci that a great wrong has been per petrated oi the honest hard work ing people in the management of the' project. "I ursently request your com mittee go to Klaniath Falls at an early date and hold all open meet ing; take testimony in the open, and let the facts bo presented as they are. ,If you do this, you and the nation will be surprised at the result. I "i believe tho government is morally,; and ought to be legally. bound to deliver water to the set tle're at the original! price named. If the engineers made mistakes and it was afterward found neces sary to spend more money than was originally estimated, the loss, by all rules of equity, ought to be assumed by the government." E ED Charged With - Falsification of Entries in Reports to Comptroller '; PORTLAND. Jail. 26. -Falslfi cation of entries in reports to the comptroller of the currency and perjury In connection with these reports are alleged in nW indict ments preferred by the federal grand jury against Stephen Leon ard Scroggins. former president of the First National bank of Sheridan, made public today Scroggins fa under indictment and trial has been begun on charges of misapplication of funds of tho bank, . - BEGHIOH SEEK PIERCE'S I FORM fi 111 on s Jan. 26. Major John Fred at which the above Associated last night it was impossible to of the statement. THE ICE IS SOLD TO IIUlESOl Elmer A. Klein Buys Lucra tive Business Here In Possession Monday Announcement was made last night of the sale! of The Ace, pop ular confectionery, tobacco and magazine stand In the Masonic temple on High street, by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cohn to Elmer A. Klein of Fairmont, Minn. Mr. Klein will take' possession Mon day. The financial considera tion was not made public, but it was a cash deal.! Mr. and Mrs.j Cohn took over the establishment February 22, 1S20; and gave it the name of The Ace. In that period they not only have built up a lucrative business, but by their never-failing courtesy and tho genial atmosphere of The Ace, have attracted to themselves a legion of friends. Mr. Klein, the purchaser, is a young man with experience in this line of business. With a bro ther he is owner of a large con fectionery store in the Minnesota town. Ultimately he expects to sell the business there and give all his attention to the Salem busi ness. Mr. Klein says he will con tinue the name i of The Ace and will continue the policy formulat ed here by his predecessor. He recently came tp Salem by auto mobile after a trip through the south and Califqrnia. Salem was hts choice of all the cities visited. Mr. and Mrs. Cohn expect to re main in Salem at least for several months. ! T mhtc talk State Prosecuting Attorneys Hold Matements Attack on Integrity POKTLAXI), jOr., .Ian. JC. Governor Pierccls address before tho annual banniiet of the District Attorneys' Association of Oregon r nday night was held u direct at tack upon the integrity of tho at torncys and what) was held to have been an inference that incomoet- ency was prevalent anions these prosecuting attorneys, by the at torneys at theirj stale convention here today. Tho governor! had declared It was necessary for his state pro hibilion enforcement agents to work independently. The district attorneys adopted the following resolution: "We resolve that we aro anxious and willing to eooperate with a law enforcement agencies at all times and render them the best service possible.! We invito hon est Investigation and criticism that the public and the citize at larcc rive us their confiden to the end thajt we may better serve the people; whom we rcpre sent." i FIKK i'At SES LOSS .WASHINGTON. Jan. 26. Dam age estimated At $500,000 was caused uy a river iront lire herp tonight which swept the wharf of the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat company and spread to the company's steamer, Midland, burning almost to tho water line. MR EVS hESEN IT T OIL SCANDAL Teapot Dome Disclosures Declared Evidence That Government Dominated by Ruthless Reactionaries PRESIDENT C00LIDGE IS HELD RESPONSIBLE Long List of Scandals Point- Out From Newberry to Present Oil Expose WASHINGTON. Jan. Chairman Corde'.l Hull o the De mocratic national committee is sued a statement tonight declar ing the oil reserve disclosures arc another evidence mat tue' govern ment is dominated by "a crowd of ruthless reactionaries." "The multiplication of scandals under the Republican national ad ministration which came into power March 4, 1921," he said, "with the Teapot Dome naval oil scandal standing out as the great est political scandal of this or any cither ijeneration, has created an dditional political issue for the 1!'24 canipie;iv which without Us-iicuing he importance of many other sharply drawn vital issues, is of paramount importance to every voter and to every citizen regardless of political affiliations. The issue bluntly stated is: 'Shall the United States have corrupt government or clean government Majority Called Licence "When this administration came into power on March 4, 1921, it was dominated by the most reac tionary eloraent ever known in the history of a political party which was in league with the most selfish and predaceoua financial and industrial special interests ever grouped together for public plunder and national exploitation. The Republican reactionary lead ers construed .the huge majority of 1920 as a license to use the government for their own selfish and party ends. The predatory special interests which own and financially suport the reactionary element in the Republican party. levied tribute upon the masses of the people and have looted the government of property and re sources. "Administration officials have turned over to private interests the oil reserve upon which our oil- burr.ing navy and merchant mar-j ine would have to rely in time of war. They have immeasureably weakened. If not vitally weakened, their own nation's ability to de fend itself against foreign aggres sion. Scandals Listed "This administration came in under the shadow of the Newberry scandal and the Daugherty scan dal. Oth ;is followed in Quick succession, including the bureau oi engraving scandal, the Gold stein scandal, the ship subsidy and ship sales jcandal, tin veterans' bureau scandal, tli sugar profi teering scandal, the naval oil re serve scandal (including Teapot Dome), the reclamation service scandal, the income lax bureau scandal, the packers and stock yards scandal, the Tolbert scandal, the Slmp scandal and a long list of ot'nors loss known with one now brwieig in the tariff com mission where thre commission ers are or. ought to be disqualified from actin; by reason of present or past affiliation with interests affected by their decision. There is scarcely a department of the government under this adminis tration that is imt discredited by its record, and many bureaus not already scandalized are under suspicion. ".Since this crowd of reaction aries have been in control of thi government, federal officials at Washington have been so subserv ient to them that Senator Cara way declared so long as Attorney General D-iughorty sits at tho helm of the department of justice they may sell the White House and be immune from any prosecu tion in the federal courts. None of the multiplicity of scandals have been exposed by reactionary Republicans. Not a detail of th expose made by Democrats in the lace of reactionary Republican ob struction, culminating in the start liiiK and shameful recent rcveia trons developed through the per sistent erforts of the great Demo cratic senator from' Montana, Mr. Walsh. No one connected with the administration scandals has been punished by the admlnistra- CAPITALIZE ( Continued on pago 4) U. S. EMBLEM FLOATS FIRST AT OLYMPIC Americans Take First Honors Despite Strength of Man From Northland (By Ths Associated Press) CHAMONIX, France, Jan. 26. The men from the north, steel muscled and deep lunged, led the nations of the- world in points scored at the end of the first day's competitions in the winter Olympic games.' but the stout hearted American skaers hold the honor of having their flag as the lirst national emblem flying at the top of the Olympic mast. The Finns . and' Norwegians proved supreme in the distance skating, bat the Americans on the ice, as .on the cinder path, , demon strated that they were unbeatable in yprihts. Charles Jewjraw of Lake Plac id. N". V.. the International .cham pion, won the R'OO meter event, covering the distance in 44 sec onds. OJeson of Norway captured second place, and ThuhberK of Finland and Lursen of Norway divided third honors. In the five '-.thousand ..meters, Thunberg, the ''world's speed skat ing champion, showed much su periority over the others, winning with comparative ease in 8 min utes 39 seconds, his time being the best of all the competitors. Julias Skutnabb, also of Finland, took feecond place and Larsen was third. Tne ?core by points as given out alt the end of the contest was: Finland, 20 1-2; Norway, 17 1-2; United States, 11; Sweden, 1, The American sprinters, with less physical power than the hardy northerners. Thunberg and Ole sen. somewhat short in their training, not only finished first and eighth in the 500 meter event, tut had tho Norwegian, Finnish and Swedish coaches gaping at tl6 new system of ice sprinting which was introduced in Europe today. The swing of the arms used by both Jewtraw and Joe Moore enabled them to gather mo mentum and get into their stride promptly, and is likely tc cause a change in method among ,EurO' pe&n short distance men. CAUSE OF TRANSFER Member of Polish Legation Sent to Warsaw Because of Immunity Abuse Washington Jan. 26. Transfer ot Dr. Venceslas Soko lowski, first secrqtary of the Pol ish legation, to Warsaw, as a re sult of a -iquor raid in an apart ment occupied by him, became known tonight through corre spondence made public by the state department in which the -sec r.ctary informed Dr. Wroblewski, the Polish minister, that it "has been a matter of concern" that diplomatic immunity has been abused. Stating his position for the first time on the question of diplomatic immunity in reference to the.pos- sesson of intoxicating beverages, Mr. Hughes asserted that ft ap peared the legation officials had a quantity "greatly in excess" of that which tho privileges accorded would justify.- Police and revenue agents when on the I rail of an extensive boot U-g syndicate ihere last December discovered ubctut $50,000 worth of liquor iu vaults in the base ment of an apartment occupied by Dr. So'iollo-wski, and also entored his rooms, but when they attempt ed o seize the liquor the depart ment declared the intoxicants were his aiid claimed immunity for the. n. The police requested a state ment from the treasury and state departments as to the justifica tion tor yucli a claim ana it is understood the correspondence made public tonight will serve as a j;uide for them in case any simi lar situations should arise. M Cl SfiLEM High School Team Again Victorious in Basketball Game With Ashland x ' : ASHLAND, Or., Jan. ti. (Spe cial to The Statesman The Sa lem high school basketball team again defeated the-Ashland hi, school team here tonight by a score of 23 to 22. At the end of the first half Salem led 10 to 7. It was a hard fought game. Salem defeated Ashland last Friday night 31 to 11. SECOND mi TWO VICTIM S HEADS FOUND IN CONCRETE Illinois Man Verifies Confes sion of Murdering Wife and Her Brother By Pro ducing Skulls MURDER- COMMITTED DURING JAN. 1923 Husband Who Admits Killing Claims Relationship With Abraham Lincoln (By The Associated Preii) AURORA. 111., Jan. 26. Cast in a block, of concrete, the heads of Mrs. Lina Lincoln and Myron Sholip, her brother, were found to day in a dump heap here by the authorities working under the di rection of Warren J. Lincoln, ec centric lawyer and horticulturist, who is accused of their murder Making his 14th statement and his fifth confession in as many days, Lincoln early today told his ques tioners that he hid phot both his wife and her brother, hacTked therr bodies to bits and buried the pieces, scaled their heads in a block of concrete which he used for a time as a support under his porch and 'then threw them in the city dump. Then the lawyer-horticulturist, who cairns relationship to Abra ham Lincoln, calmly led the off! cers to the dump, pointed out a spot and told them to dig, giving them hints where they were get ting "warm."" When .the concrete block in which lie had cast the head3 of his wife and brother-in law w as exposed, Lincoln swooned. Lincoln's latest confession, the firfet that is supported on evidence, left him unnerved but tonight the authorities were still Questioning him in an effort to learn any hjw details cf the gruesome crimes he now admits. Block Uncovered As soon as the concrele block. 9 1 Inchoo inn f IK inches wide and a foot thick, htl been uncovered. excited officials hurried wtta It to the Aurora police station -Ahere it was pounded to pieces with sledges until the two heads were revealed. One of . them, that which the authorities are confi dent is the skull of Mrs. Linioln, was without hair and was unre cognizable. The other, although badly decomposed, was identified by means of red hair and the shape of the head as that of Slioup. Lincoln had been questioned every day since his arrest in Chi cago two weeks ago. First he said he killed his wife, after Mrs. Lin coln had shot her brother and threatened her husband. Then Lincoln made other statements at variance with his confession. Lincoln said he had violent quarrels with his wife and her brother, and decided to shoot them whrnHie claimed he discovered an unnatural liaison between them. This discovery was made January io, i he said. Admits Shooting '"I shot i'nciii both." he told Chief Michaels. "I became enrag ed 'and shot iiyrion with a pistol Thou 1 went to the greenhouse and got a rifle. I came back, drew aiHi on Lina ani fired." This, he Said, was lae in the day and he kept the bodies in the hoiiH that n;cht. Next day, lie said, lie carried both bodicr. to the basoment ot the house and buried them under a coal pile The concrete block, he said he placed under a corner of a sleep ing porch to make it appear as a porch support. He stayed at thi house- for two .month-.-?, and ex actly two months later, on March 10, f.led a divorce suit j.gaint h.s wife. About the same time he filed a $10,000 damage suit against Slioup at Lincoln, III., charging alienation' of his wife's affectloiis On April o0 the eccentric lawyer vanished, leaving behind garments which he said he soaked in chicken blood, some of his wife's blood soaked clothing, a blood stained Indian club anL a house disar ranged as if by a terrific strug gle. The authorities started. a search for '-Slump and Ira. Lincoln, iu the belief that thy had slain Lin coln and disposed of the body. Tiie search was still In progress when the lawyer-horticulturist made his re-appearance on June 10.; He declared he had been kid- t Continued on gage 2 MOTHER BRAVES DEATH TO SAVE HER TINY SON When Two-Year-Old Falls Into 30-Foot Well She Goes Down After Him DEXVER, Colo., Jan. 26. Braving death In her efforts to save the life of her 2-year-old son, Osa, from drowning, Mrs. Blanche Frazier, residing on a ranch sip. miles from Denver, yesterday af ternoon plunged Into a 30-foot well and rescued the child.' The baby was unconscious when rescu ed by his mother. The well, ot a bottle shape, was made of brick, and clutching her baby in her arms Mrs. Frazier managed to carry it to safety by bracing her feet on opposite sides of the well and mov ing upward by clutching the criv ices f nj tho wall. 'Making her way to the top, she ran a half mile to an adjoining ranch Where a physician was sum moned. The baby was resuscitated and .today apparently is not suffer ing as a result of Its experience. L TO BE EMPLOYED President Announces He Will Appoint Prosecutors From Both Parties WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. President Coolidgc has decided to employ special counsel drawn from both the Republican and Democratic parties to proceed with court action as a result of evidence adduced at the .senate committee hearings on the leasing of naval oil leases. In a statement Issued at mid night, the president declared that "counsel will be Instructed to prosecute these cases In the courts so that if there is any guilt it will be punished; if there is any civil liability it will be enforced; if there is any fraud it will be re vealed; and if there are any con tracts which are illegal they will be cancelled." ' The president determined upon this course after being advised by the department ot justice that lit was in accordance with precedents Explaining that the justice depart ment had been observing the evi dence unfolded in the senate com mittee, the executive in his state ment asserted that "every law will be enforced and every right of the people and the government will be protected." White House officials in making public the statement said that the special counsel would be appoint ed just as soon as selections could be made. Americanization Prizes Offered By Wrightman As long as the American legion sponsors a movement to interest Marion county students in Ameri canization there will be available $50 in prizes each year, the fund to be known as the "Frank T Wrightman Fund," contributed by Mr. Wrightman, district deputy exalted ruler of the Elks. Portland south district. The money will be divided into three prizes of $25. $15 and $10. Robin 1). Day, Salem attorney, has been appoint ed chairman of the committee in charge of the Marion county con test. In addition to the county prize there is a Htatc prize of $300 of fered by the American legion, with probability that this will be in creased in the near future, "Peacetime Patriotism" is the sub ject selected for the essays, which must be awarded to the Marion county committee in time, to be judged and sent to state head quarters by May 1. Judges for the county conte'st will be announced soon? Mr. Day said yesterday. The contest is open to all public school students in the ninth to 12th grades inclus ive. Mrs. A. N. Fulkerson, coun ty school superintendent, has as sumed the responsibility of notify ing all of the county school people of the contest. ' ' , FINAL FLASHES SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 26. Three thousand uarts of beer, in cluding five 2T gallon jars of brew were seized in two apart ments by local police authorities tonight in a ciry raid on an apart ment building. The tenants of the two apartments were absent at the time ot tho raid. ST. PAUL. Minu.. Jau. 27. Two women and a mau are known to have been Injured and several other persons are thought to have been caught within the building when the Glendale apartments In the downtown district caught fire CUE 40 MRS i : THOUGHT LOST IN EXPLOSION Hope off Saving Men En-; tombed in Lancashire Mine Given Up at Late : Hour Gas Hinders NOTICE OF DISASTER BRINGS MANY TO AID Mine Located in Midst of Pennsylvania Coal Fields at Shanktown SHANKTOWJf, Pa Jan. 27,. Shortly after 1 o'clock this morn- ing the bodies of three of the nearly two score of men, who were trapped by an explosion in tho Lancashire mine of the Barnes & Tucker Coal company here : late yesterday Were recovered about 1,000 feet from the mouth of the pit. The rest of the men entomb ed, estimated .this morning by P, ' a. Lowthera. mlne inspector of the 25th district, to number between' 30 and 35, were believed to be 3,000 feet from the entrance l of ; the mine. Mine rescue workers do not be Heve they s wlll reach, the place" where the men are trapped before noon today and they hold little hopes of finding them alive. Among the, men known to be entombed are Mine Foreman 5ohn Stone and his assistant, Arthur' Spoker. . . SHANKTOWN. Pa.," Jan. 2 6. Hope for the lives of 'some of the 40 miners, entombed late today by an explosion in the Lancashire mine of the Barnes and Tucket f Coal company here, was tfactlcal ly given up tonight when rescue ' workers reported that the wrecked mine was dense with black' damp, and that water wis rising" rapidly' in the underground passageways. Shortly after" 10' -pin.';-1 word came back from the mine that the ' rescuers digging through the fall of rock, had located the body "of ' miner. The victim, it was said, had been caught under the cave-in and his life crushed out. Newt Spreads. ; . -. . . Word of the disaster spread rap- idly, and within a few hours the rescue man power of the entire westren Pennsylvania; bituminous coal field was rushing to the aid of the stricken community. Spe cial trains carried . train rescue crews to the scene. It was hoped that these men will be able to com bat the poison gas and water and fight their way to the fall of rock of No. 6 heading, where the en tombed miners were at work when the blast came. . The first inkling of an explosion to those on the surface waa a slight shock. A moment later a cloud of black smoke drifted from . the mine entry and the big fan stopped its humming. Superin tendent Hamilton, in charge of the mine, flashed the word to Star ford, a town nearby. Crews Organize Miners off duty soon reached the scene and five work of organiz ing volunteer rescue crews was begun. The first rescue team had penetrated the wrecked passages (Continued on page 2) : , '; SATURDAY IN WASHINGTON K. L. Doheny offered to cancel ; conditionally his lease of the naval oil reserve in California. " ' ; - j The senate Teapot Dome com-; mittce heard further testimony; from Archie Roosevelt and C D. i Wahlberg. i President Coolidge ordered an inquiry by the interior depart ment into the wisdom of the oil leasing policy of former Secretary Fall. The house military committee requested Henry Ford to appear at its, hearing on .Muscle jShoali next week. ? i The house ways and means com mittee voted down the Mellon pro posal for husbands and wires to be prohibited from dividing fam ily incomes for purposes of filing separate tax returns. ' - ..... . t, - '-' , The senate agricultural commit- tee cMscuesed amendments to the Norbeck-Burtness crpp diverslf I- cation bill, and heard Secretary ; Wallace endorse ; the. McNary- , ITaugen bill to create aa ftgricul tural export corporation. . . i ... i I' f7 Kiffiy-1 ur-y. ..-